LITTLE SAPLINGS PRESCHOOL

Registered charity 1206048 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We offer a preschool provision for children 2-5 year olds. This includes a wrap around care.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:3. THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY:(I)OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITIES.(II)ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREA.(III)INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE EARLY YEARS ALLIANCE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Babergh, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£126k

Latest spending

£115k

Registered

2023

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £11,639 for the year ended 31 December 2025, increasing its total net assets to £19,630. The trustees report that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £19,230 and considers its financial position strengthened with adequate resources to continue activities for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of core operating costs (held: £19k)

“The Committee aims to establish free reserves sufficient to cover approximately three months of core operating costs.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (04/12/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Katherine Dawn Reavillchair
Bethony Miles
Jason Clark
Kimberly May Dennis
Lucie Snelling

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£126k	£115k
31/12/2024	£69k	£61k

Common questions

Is LITTLE SAPLINGS PRESCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £11,639 for the year ended 31 December 2025, increasing its total net assets to £19,630. The trustees report that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £19,230 and considers its financial position strengthened with adequate resources to continue activities for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LITTLE SPARKS PRESCHOOL.

LITTLE SPARKS PRESCHOOL income £168k
ALL CANNINGS PRESCHOOL income £48k
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL income £188k
SHOLING COMMUNITY CENTRE PRESCHOOL income £165k
LILLESHALL PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £158k
Priory Park Preschool income £202k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LITTLE SAPLINGS PRESCHOOL	£126k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LITTLE SPARKS PRESCHOOL FY2025	£168k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ALL CANNINGS PRESCHOOL FY2025	£48k	Under £10,000	above	—	no doubt
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£188k	—	above	—	no doubt
SHOLING COMMUNITY CENTRE PRESCHOOL FY2025	£165k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LILLESHALL PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£158k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.